Education and Training
Mar. 2022 – present Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisor: Prof. T. Alan Hatton
Aug. 2021 – Feb. 2022 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Advisor: Prof. Guihua Yu
Aug. 2017 – Jul. 2021 Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Committee: Prof. Guihua Yu, Prof. Keith P. Johnston, Prof. Wei Li, Prof. Yuebing Zheng
Thesis: Materials design and surface engineering of functional hydrogels for solar desalination and water purification (Link)
Sep. 2012 – Jun. 2017 M.S & B.S in Chemical Engineering, Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego
Services
Journal reviewer for Nature Sustainability, Nature Catalysis, Nature Chemical Engineering, Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Nano, Progress in Materials Science, ACS Materials Letters, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Acta Biomaterialia, npj Flexible Electronics, ACS Applied Nano Materials, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, One Earth, ChemSusChem, etc.
Teaching Experiences
Spring 2023 Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program, Teaching + Learning Lab, MIT
2017 – 2018 Teaching Assistant (Materials Engineering Lab, ME 134L), UT Austin
2016 – 2017 Reader (Separation Process, CENG 122), UC San Diego
Awards and Honors
2023 ACS PMSE Future Faculty Award (PMSE blog)
2023 Forbes 30 under 30 - Science, North America (MIT Alumni; UT TMI News; Forbes Profile)
2022 Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford
2022 Rising Stars in Chemical Engineering, MIT
2020 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
2020 Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award (MRS website; UT TMI News)
2019 1st Place in Longhorn Student Poster Contest, UT Energy Institute (UT TMI News)
2017 George J. Heuer, Jr. Ph.D. Endowed Graduate Fellowship, Cockrell School of Engineering, UT Austin